“Tell it goodbye!” | Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images There were ups and downs for every young starting pitcher who got his feet wet, and in some cases drenched, in 2024. We saw potential and we saw flaws, and now the question is: how can each of them best position themselves for success in 2025? Or are they even the right guys with whom to trudge forward as the … [Read more...] about Eyeball Scout: Young Pitchers Plan For 2025
A’s silenced by Mariners pitching in 2-0 loss
Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Sears and the A’s bullpen look great; Woo and the M’s bullpen do one better The 2024 MLB season is in its winding days, and the A’s offense took an early vacation tonight. To preface, they faced Seattle Mariners young arm and Oakland-native Bryan Woo who’s dominated the A’s all season as well as the rest of baseball. JP Sears toed the rubber … [Read more...] about A’s silenced by Mariners pitching in 2-0 loss
A’s vs. Mariners game thread
Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images Home stretch in the Pacific Northwest Yesterday wasn’t easy for anyone under any regard. After saying goodbye to their home of nearly 60 years the A’s now still have to wrap up their 2024 campaign this weekend. Today, they start their last series of the season on the road against the Seattle Mariners for a best-of-three. It’s JP Sears 32nd … [Read more...] about A’s vs. Mariners game thread
Elephant Rumblings: A compilation of A’s Coliseum “lasts”
Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images MLB news roundup Greetings, Athletics Nation. Today is the first Friday on which we have no more games at the Coli to look forward to. It doesn’t feel real to me yet, but the last Oakland Athletics game at the Oakland Coliseum was played yesterday. The last two games saw a dearth of timely hits, but the A’s held on yesterday to take their … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: A compilation of A’s Coliseum “lasts”
A’s win, Oakland endures in bittersweet victory to send off Coliseum
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images This is the hardest piece I’ve had to write during my time at Athletics Nation. As of Mason Miller’s final pitch to clinch the final 3-2 victory, the Oakland A’s are officially gone. They’re over. The “Athletics” survive only as a shell of a franchise, held hostage by a billionaire loser without an ounce of empathy left in his heart. He … [Read more...] about A’s win, Oakland endures in bittersweet victory to send off Coliseum